kaTi hai umr bas ye sochne mein — Fahmi Badayuni

kaash vo raaste mein mil jaae
mujh ko munh pher kar guzarnaa hai

khuun pilaa kar jo sher paalaa thaa
us ne circus mein naukri kar li

pareshaan hai vo jhuTaa ishq kar ke
vafaa karne ki naubat aa gai hai

Tahalte phir rahe hain saare ghar mein
tiri khaali jagah ko bhar rahe hain

aaj paivand ki zarurat hai
ye sazaa hai rafu na karne ki

puchh lete vo bas mizaaj miraa
kitnaa aasaan thaa ilaaj miraa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

zindagi zor hai ravaani kaa
kyaa thamegaa bahaav paani kaa

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein

meri saari zindagi ko be-samar us ne kiyaa
umr meri thi magar us ko basar us ne kiyaa

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein